A Shared Path | A railway that unlocks countless opportunities

STORY: A Shared Path | A railway that unlocks countless opportunities DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:30 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY STORYLINE: Laos Laos, the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, has been longing for ways to reach out to the world. Leave home village and have far-reaching vision. --Lao proverb 32-year-old Sida Phengphongsawanh is a train maintenance worker at the Laos-China Railway Company. She's been dreaming of becoming a train driver. The job on the China-Laos Railway has brought her one big step closer to her dream. Kunming, China SOUDNBITE (Lao): VIENGXAY PHOUDTHAVONG, Lao internet celebrity "Hello, I'm Viengxay Phoudthavong. Conductors on the train have all undergone training sessions. They can speak both English and Laotian." 32-year-old Viengxay Phoudthavong is a Ph.D. student in China's Yunnan, a province bordering Laos. For him, pursuing studies and a career in China has been a dream come true. On his social media account, Viengxay often shares interes

China-Laos Railway reports robust operation a year after launch

STORY: China-Laos Railway reports robust operation a year after launch DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: VIENTIANE/KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos Railway 2. various of the interior of a train on China-Laos Railway 3. various of train stations on China-Laos Railway 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU ZHIGANG, Operation director, Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO YINGJING, Head of a train crew on China-Laos Railway 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): VIENGXAY PHOUDTHAVONG, Doctoral candidate at Yunnan University 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MA YONG, Head of Institute of Southeast Asian Studies at Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: According to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., as of Friday, the China-Laos Railway has handled over 8.5 million passenger trips and transported 11.2 million tonnes of cargo since its launch a year ago. For the section in China, the railway has handled 7.2 million passenger trips since its launch, with th